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elephant's-foot
[ el-uh-fuhnts-foot ]
noun
, plural el·e·phant's-foots.
- a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber.
elephant's-foot
noun
- a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elephant's-foot1
First recorded in 1810–20
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